Rail tie and anchor.



]:". H. STANFORD.

RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR.

APPLICATION fILBD APR,15191&

1,076,612 Patented 0ct.21,1913.

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F. H. STANFORD.

RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR.

APPLICATION FILED APR.15, 1913.

1,076,61 2, Patented Oct. 21, 1913.

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FRANK HARRIS STANFORD, ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGN'OR, BY HESNE ASSIGNMENTS, TO STANFORD METAL RAILROAD TIE COMPANY, 0F ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

RAIL TIE AND ANCHOR.

Specification of Letters Tatent.

Patentedoet. 21, 1913.

Application tiled April 15, 1913. Serial No. 761,217.

which the following is a full, clear, and eX- act description.

This invention relates to railway construction and has particular reference to means for supporting the usual railway rails.

*Among the objects of the invention vis to devise a metallic cross tie adapted for the support of a novell form of rail secu-ring devices.

A further object of the invention is to produce a combined rail brace and anchor whereby the rail will be supported so as to resist all sliding and tilting movements by a simpleand reliable construction.

A vstill further object of the invention is to improve this class of devices so as to enable the fastening means to be secured in place in the most expeditious manner.

Another ob'ect of the invention is to provide means vor easily adjusting the rails lengthwise of the cross ties as is desirable at times because of the'ch-ange in gage of the railway or other purposes.

The fore oing and other objects of the invention wil hereinafter be more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the draw-ings ormin a part of\ this specification in which lile characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views, and in which- Figure 1 is .a perspective view of the main portion of ,the cross tie madeV in ,accord'ance with .this invention; Fig. 1 is alongitudinal sectional view of the central portion of the,7

same indicating the manner of insulating one 4end of the tie from the other'and yet providing for a strong rigid ljoint including a downwardly projecting anchor.; F ig. 2 lis a vertical section substantially on the line 2-2 of Fig. 3, Fig. 3 is a plan view of one end of the cross tieshowing 'adjacent ends of railway rails; Fig. Il is a transverse section of the cross tie on theA line 41-#1 of Fig. '3; and Figs. 5 andl 6 are perspective views of the several parts of the clamping mechamsm.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, I show a metallic cross tie 10 .comprising substantially duplicate end portions l1 made preferably of rolled sheet metal of substantially nnifonm thicknessthroughout.

Said end portions each comprisea fiat body Y 12 adapted to receive and support a rail R. A pair of fla es 13 extend .angnlarly from the edges of .t bedy 12, the angle formed between said anges and body bein sl' htly more than 90, ,shown in F' 4, helody 12 is also provided with a p uralit of slots 14 and 15 extending downwar therethrough in pairs. At the inner of each end portion is substantially a flat bar 16, and the ends 16 of both portions are etmuected .substantially centrally .of .the cross tie by means such as indicated in Fig. 1.

The connecting means shown .comprises a iat plate 17 spanning the joint. An 'angle member 18 comprising a horizontal Aarno 19 and a downwardly projeoting arm 20 is se-v cured rigidly to the end of .the late 16, as by rivets 21. The arms 20 of t e two adjacent members extendidownwardly and eo- .operate with the ballast to prevent tendency of the tie t0 shift lengthwise of itself lor lat,- eral movement of .the track. Said members 20 are .connected by bolts 22 and the plate 17 is connected to the'other pants of the structure by a `series of bolts 23. When it is desired to insulate one end .of the cross tie from the other, as is usual in electrified railways, I insert strips` of fiber'or other insulation ,24 between contiguous Eat surfaces-.and spools 25 of the same adiacent the several spools, asl shown i'n Fig.

The .anchorage means for the rails secur ing them to .the cnoss tie comprises a ,pair of clamps 26 and 26 coperating with veach of i ,the members 11. Each of .these clamps in- .etudes a plate 27 adapted to lie substantially snugly 4on the upper surface of the body 12 adjacent the base flange 28 .of the rail. The brace 29 .extends inwardly and upwardly from the plate 27. of the clamp 26 .and c0- operates lat its .tip er-edge 30 with the rail just beneath t-V ead 31. thereof. andad jacent ,the upper portion .ofthe web32, as shownin Fig. 2. A pair oflips 33 wend -nwardly from the 27,. n each side of the brace 29 .and overtime r!k flange 28 and serve to clamp thesaid base flange to the plate 12. A air of toes 34 extend downwardly from t e side ed es of the plate4 27 through the slots 14 an are provided with a pair of points 35 which extend beneath and snugly embrace the portion 36 of the cross tie plate, and hence revent upward displacement of the base ange of the rail. Said toes 34YV are preferably rounded at their ends o posite the points 35, as shown at 37, to facilitate the introduction thereof into place with the toes through the slots. Said rounded portions 37 may eoperate in any suitable manner with .the outer ends of the slots 14, but where I provide for longitudinal adjustment of the clamps with respect to the cross tie there is provided a sliUht space, as indicated at 38 in Fig. 2, for suc purpose.

The clamp 26 may be locked in place by any suitable means such, for instance, as a strong bolt 39 extending transversely throughthe Hanges 13 of the cross tie and through a pair of holes 40 in the toes 34. As above intimated, vI prefer to provide pairs of holes 41 through the anges 13 for the accommodation of the bolt 39 in either of two locking positions. As shown in Fi'g. 2, the clamp 26 is locked inwardly with respect to the outer end of the cross tie, pro viding for a narrow gage adjustment of the rail It, but when the rail is to be adjusted outwardly, the rounded shoulder 37 of each of the toes 34 will abut snugly against the end of the slot 14. Sincethe latter described position of the clamp 26 may represent the adaptation of the device for a single adjustment, I prefer to construct Ythe curvature 37 with a center located substantially close to the point of contact of the end 30 of the brace with the rail so that the toes may be passed freely downwardly through the slots. Since, however, the devices are adapted for adjustment as above described, the bolt 39 may be depended upon to constitute the sole locking means for the cla'mp, and by providing the space 38 the toes 34 may be droppedfreely through the slots and the clamp then given a longitudinally sliding movement, bringing the lips 33 and points 35 into engaging position. When the clamps 26 and 26 are intended for use adjacent rail joints as shown in Fig. 3, I prefer to form the brace 29 with lugs 29 which pass directly through bolt holes 42 formed in the rail ends as usual, as shown in Fig. 2. By this means the rail ends are locked in the desired uxtaiposition.

The clamp 26 has a pair of toes 43 which project downwardly through the slots 15,

and this clamp serves to coperate with they other edge of the base Bange 28 in a manner similar to the clamp 26. This clamp, therefore, has a lip 44 coperating with the upperl surface of said flange, and a pair of points 45 coperating with the under surface of the portion 36 of the plate 12. I prefer also to provide points 45 on the opposite ends of tli/e toes for interlocking eoperation with the/structure at the opposite ends of' the slots 15 in one'l position of adjustment, as shown in Fig. 2. The clamp 26 is locked in place by a bolt 39 which corresponds to the bolt above described with respect to the flanges and several alined holes 40 and 41.

By the means herein described, I provide rigid clamping means for the rail, outward tilting of the rail being prevented by vthe lip 44 of one clamp and the brace 29 of the other. Outward slidable movement of the rail is prevented by the clamps, especially the clamp 26 held in place by its bolt 39.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. The herein described clamp :to1 railways, the same comprising a plate having a pair of slots extending vertically therethrough, a clamp having a pair of tocsprof..

jeoting downwardly through said slots, "i

jacent one edge of the base flange, means extending upwardly from the tie cooperating with the opposite edge of the base flange, a unitary rail brace and anchor having spaced toes extending downwardly through said slots and embraciu spaced portionsof the tie beneath the rail base flange, and also including a paix; of lips 'in vertical alinemcnt with .said toes coperating with the upper surface of the base Vflange and a brace between said lips cooperating with the u per portion of the rail, and means detacli` ably securing said brace and anchor to the upper surface of the tie.

3. The herein described rail t-ie and anchor, the same comprisin a substantially fiat plate having pairs o? slots extending downwardly therethrough. adjacent a rail to be supported thereon and also having a pair of angularly disposed flanges having pairs of alined transverse holes extending therethrough beneath the plate, a pair of clamps each including a plate adapted to lie against the upper surface of the aforesaid plate, a pair of. toes extending downwardly through a pair of said slots, a .pair

of lips` adapted to extend over the rail In testimony whereof I have signed my flange, and a pair of points extending from name to this specification in the presence said toes beneath said plate, and a, holt exof two subscribing witnesses.

tending transversely througheertnin of Said FRANK HARRIS STANFORD. flange holes and through said toes to secure VVitnesseS:

said clamps and rail n either of several po AMANDA M. PEARCE,

sitions with respect to the tie. LILLIAN E. BOULTON. 

